I'm hoping someone here can point me in the right direction - I'm trying to create a fairly robust utility program to read the data from an Excel sheet (may be .xls OR .xlsx) into a DataTable as quickly and leanly as possible.
I came up with this routine in VB (although I'd be just as happy with a good C# answer):
Public Shared Function ReadExcelIntoDataTable(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal SheetName As String) As DataTable
Dim RetVal As New DataTable
Dim strConnString As String
strConnString = "Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};DBQ=" & FileName & ";"
Dim strSQL As String
strSQL = "SELECT * FROM [" & SheetName & "$]"
Dim y As New Odbc.OdbcDataAdapter(strSQL, strConnString)
y.Fill(RetVal)
Return RetVal
End Function
I'm wondering if this is the best way to do it or if there are better / more efficent ways (or just more intelligent ways - Maybe Linq / native .Net providers) to use instead?
ALSO, just a quick and silly additional question - Do I need to include code such as y.Dispose() and y = Nothing or will that be taken care of since the variable should die at the end of the routine, right??
Thanks!!
This is the way to read from excel oledb
try
{
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection MyConnection;
System.Data.DataSet DtSet;
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter MyCommand;
string strHeader7 = "";
strHeader7 = (hdr7) ? "Yes" : "No";
MyConnection = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + fn + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=" + strHeader7 + ";IMEX=1\"");
MyCommand = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter("select * from [" + wks + "$]", MyConnection);
MyCommand.TableMappings.Add("Table", "TestTable");
DtSet = new System.Data.DataSet();
MyCommand.Fill(DtSet);
dgv7.DataSource = DtSet.Tables[0];
MyConnection.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
}
The below code is tested by myself and is very simple, understandable, usable and fast. This code, initially takes all sheet names, then puts all tables of that excel file in a DataSet.
public static DataSet ToDataSet(string exceladdress, int startRecord = 0, int maxRecord = -1, string condition = "")
{
DataSet result = new DataSet();
using (OleDbConnection connection = new OleDbConnection(
(exceladdress.TrimEnd().ToLower().EndsWith("x"))
? "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source='" + exceladdress + "';" + "Extended Properties='Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;'"
: "provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source='" + exceladdress + "';Extended Properties=Excel 8.0;"))
try
{
connection.Open();
DataTable schema = connection.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
foreach (DataRow drSheet in schema.Rows)
if (drSheet["TABLE_NAME"].ToString().Contains("$"))
{
string s = drSheet["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
if (s.StartsWith("'")) s = s.Substring(1, s.Length - 2);
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter command =
new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter(string.Join("", "SELECT * FROM [", s, "] ", condition), connection);
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
if (maxRecord > -1 && startRecord > -1) command.Fill(startRecord, maxRecord, dt);
else command.Fill(dt);
result.Tables.Add(dt);
}
return result;
}
catch (Exception ex) { return null; }
finally { connection.Close(); }
}
Enjoy...
public DataTable ImportExceltoDatatable(string filepath)
{
// string sqlquery= "Select * From [SheetName$] Where YourCondition";
string sqlquery = "Select * From [SheetName$] Where Id='ID_007'";
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
string constring = @"Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + filepath + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=YES;\"";
OleDbConnection con = new OleDbConnection(constring + "");
OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter(sqlquery, con);
da.Fill(ds);
DataTable dt = ds.Tables[0];
return dt;
}
''' <summary>
''' ReadToDataTable reads the given Excel file to a datatable.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="table">The table to be populated.</param>
''' <param name="incomingFileName">The file to attempt to read to.</param>
''' <returns>TRUE if success, FALSE otherwise.</returns>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Public Function ReadToDataTable(ByRef table As DataTable,
incomingFileName As String) As Boolean
Dim returnValue As Boolean = False
Try
Dim sheetName As String = ""
Dim connectionString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" & incomingFileName & ";Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=No;IMEX=1"""
Dim tablesInFile As DataTable
Dim oleExcelCommand As OleDbCommand
Dim oleExcelReader As OleDbDataReader
Dim oleExcelConnection As OleDbConnection
oleExcelConnection = New OleDbConnection(connectionString)
oleExcelConnection.Open()
tablesInFile = oleExcelConnection.GetSchema("Tables")
If tablesInFile.Rows.Count > 0 Then
sheetName = tablesInFile.Rows(0)("TABLE_NAME").ToString
End If
If sheetName <> "" Then
oleExcelCommand = oleExcelConnection.CreateCommand()
oleExcelCommand.CommandText = "Select * From [" & sheetName & "]"
oleExcelCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text
oleExcelReader = oleExcelCommand.ExecuteReader
'Determine what row of the Excel file we are on
Dim currentRowIndex As Integer = 0
While oleExcelReader.Read
'If we are on the First Row, then add the item as Columns in the DataTable
If currentRowIndex = 0 Then
For currentFieldIndex As Integer = 0 To (oleExcelReader.VisibleFieldCount - 1)
Dim currentColumnName As String = oleExcelReader.Item(currentFieldIndex).ToString
table.Columns.Add(currentColumnName, GetType(String))
table.AcceptChanges()
Next
End If
'If we are on a Row with Data, add the data to the SheetTable
If currentRowIndex > 0 Then
Dim newRow As DataRow = table.NewRow
For currentFieldIndex As Integer = 0 To (oleExcelReader.VisibleFieldCount - 1)
Dim currentColumnName As String = table.Columns(currentFieldIndex).ColumnName
newRow(currentColumnName) = oleExcelReader.Item(currentFieldIndex)
If IsDBNull(newRow(currentFieldIndex)) Then
newRow(currentFieldIndex) = ""
End If
Next
table.Rows.Add(newRow)
table.AcceptChanges()
End If
'Increment the CurrentRowIndex
currentRowIndex += 1
End While
oleExcelReader.Close()
End If
oleExcelConnection.Close()
returnValue = True
Catch ex As Exception
'LastError = ex.ToString
Return False
End Try
Return returnValue
End Function
I found it pretty easy like this
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.IO;
using Excel;
public DataTable ExcelToDataTableUsingExcelDataReader(string storePath)
{
FileStream stream = File.Open(storePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(storePath);
IExcelDataReader excelReader = null;
if (fileExtension == ".xls")
{
excelReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateBinaryReader(stream);
}
else if (fileExtension == ".xlsx")
{
excelReader = ExcelReaderFactory.CreateOpenXmlReader(stream);
}
excelReader.IsFirstRowAsColumnNames = true;
DataSet result = excelReader.AsDataSet();
var test = result.Tables[0];
return result.Tables[0];
}
Note: you need to install SharpZipLib package for this
Install-Package SharpZipLib
neat and clean! ;)
Use the below snippet it will be helpfull.
string POCpath = @"G:\Althaf\abc.xlsx";
string POCConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + POCpath + ";Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1\";";
OleDbConnection POCcon = new OleDbConnection(POCConnection);
OleDbCommand POCcommand = new OleDbCommand();
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
OleDbDataAdapter POCCommand = new OleDbDataAdapter("select * from [Sheet1$] ", POCcon);
POCCommand.Fill(dt);
Console.WriteLine(dt.Rows.Count);
If you want to do the same thing in C# based on Ciarán Answer
string sSheetName = null;
string sConnection = null;
DataTable dtTablesList = default(DataTable);
OleDbCommand oleExcelCommand = default(OleDbCommand);
OleDbDataReader oleExcelReader = default(OleDbDataReader);
OleDbConnection oleExcelConnection = default(OleDbConnection);
sConnection = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=C:\\Test.xls;Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR=No;IMEX=1\"";
oleExcelConnection = new OleDbConnection(sConnection);
oleExcelConnection.Open();
dtTablesList = oleExcelConnection.GetSchema("Tables");
if (dtTablesList.Rows.Count > 0)
{
sSheetName = dtTablesList.Rows[0]["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
}
dtTablesList.Clear();
dtTablesList.Dispose();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sSheetName)) {
oleExcelCommand = oleExcelConnection.CreateCommand();
oleExcelCommand.CommandText = "Select * From [" + sSheetName + "]";
oleExcelCommand.CommandType = CommandType.Text;
oleExcelReader = oleExcelCommand.ExecuteReader();
nOutputRow = 0;
while (oleExcelReader.Read())
{
}
oleExcelReader.Close();
}
oleExcelConnection.Close();
here is another way read Excel into a DataTable without using OLEDB very quick Keep in mind that the file ext would have to be .CSV for this to work properly
private static DataTable GetDataTabletFromCSVFile(string csv_file_path)
{
csvData = new DataTable(defaultTableName);
try
{
using (TextFieldParser csvReader = new TextFieldParser(csv_file_path))
{
csvReader.SetDelimiters(new string[]
{
tableDelim
});
csvReader.HasFieldsEnclosedInQuotes = true;
string[] colFields = csvReader.ReadFields();
foreach (string column in colFields)
{
DataColumn datecolumn = new DataColumn(column);
datecolumn.AllowDBNull = true;
csvData.Columns.Add(datecolumn);
}
while (!csvReader.EndOfData)
{
string[] fieldData = csvReader.ReadFields();
//Making empty value as null
for (int i = 0; i < fieldData.Length; i++)
{
if (fieldData[i] == string.Empty)
{
fieldData[i] = string.Empty; //fieldData[i] = null
}
//Skip rows that have any csv header information or blank rows in them
if (fieldData[0].Contains("Disclaimer") || string.IsNullOrEmpty(fieldData[0]))
{
continue;
}
}
csvData.Rows.Add(fieldData);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
}
return csvData;
}
This seemed to work pretty well for me.
private DataTable ReadExcelFile(string sheetName, string path)
{
using (OleDbConnection conn = new OleDbConnection())
{
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
string Import_FileName = path;
string fileExtension = Path.GetExtension(Import_FileName);
if (fileExtension == ".xls")
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + Import_FileName + ";" + "Extended Properties='Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;'";
if (fileExtension == ".xlsx")
conn.ConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source=" + Import_FileName + ";" + "Extended Properties='Excel 12.0 Xml;HDR=YES;'";
using (OleDbCommand comm = new OleDbCommand())
{
comm.CommandText = "Select * from [" + sheetName + "$]";
comm.Connection = conn;
using (OleDbDataAdapter da = new OleDbDataAdapter())
{
da.SelectCommand = comm;
da.Fill(dt);
return dt;
}
}
}
}
Here is another way of doing it
public DataSet CreateTable(string source)
{
using (var connection = new OleDbConnection(GetConnectionString(source, true)))
{
var dataSet = new DataSet();
connection.Open();
var schemaTable = connection.GetOleDbSchemaTable(OleDbSchemaGuid.Tables, null);
if (schemaTable == null)
return dataSet;
var sheetName = "";
foreach (DataRow row in schemaTable.Rows)
{
sheetName = row["TABLE_NAME"].ToString();
break;
}
var command = string.Format("SELECT * FROM [{0}$]", sheetName);
var adapter = new OleDbDataAdapter(command, connection);
adapter.TableMappings.Add("TABLE", "TestTable");
adapter.Fill(dataSet);
connection.Close();
return dataSet;
}
}
//
private string GetConnectionString(string source, bool hasHeader)
{
return string.Format("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;Data Source={0};
Extended Properties=\"Excel 12.0;HDR={1};IMEX=1\"", source, (hasHeader ? "YES" : "NO"));
}
You can use OpenXml SDK for *.xlsx files. It works very quickly. I made simple C# IDataReader implementation for this sdk. See here. Now you can easy read excel file to DataTable and you can import excel file to sql server database (use SqlBulkCopy). ExcelDataReader reads very fast. On my machine 10000 records less 3 sec and 60000 less 8 sec.
Read to DataTable example:
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var dt = new DataTable();
using (var reader = new ExcelDataReader(@"data.xlsx"))
dt.Load(reader);
Console.WriteLine("done: " + dt.Rows.Count);
Console.ReadKey();
}
}
I've used this method and for me, it is so efficient and fast.
// Step 1. Download NuGet source of Generic Parsing by Andrew Rissing
// Step 2. Reference this to your project
// Step 3. Reference Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel to your project
// Step 4. Follow the logic below
public static DataTable ExcelSheetToDataTable(string filePath) {
// Save a copy of the Excel file as CSV
var xlApp = new XL.Application();
var xlWbk = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(filePath);
var tempPath =
Path.Combine(Environment
.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile)
, "AppData"
, "Local",
, "Temp"
, Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(filePath) + ".csv");
xlApp.DisplayAlerts = false;
xlWbk.SaveAs(tempPath, XL.XlFileFormat.xlCSV);
xlWbk.Close(SaveChanges: false);
xlApp.Quit();
// The actual parsing
using (var parser = new GenericParserAdapter(tempPath)) {
parser.FirstRowHasHeader = true;
return parser.GetDataTable();
}
}
Source: Stackoverflow.com